Kentishimp
Vital Squad Member
Cannot understand why there was such a large segregated area in the Stacey West yesterday, both sets of fans put at either end.
This post from the Port Vale forum sums the situation up and needs addressing for the future.
"Held our own first half but poor in the second half. No point picking on individuals - it was a collective failure.
Can I say a word about the appalling stewarding of the game in the first half. The Stacey West Stand had several areas sectioned off with sheeting but the only home fans were miles away at the other end of the stand from the Valiants. As we entered the ground the stewards told us we coud sit anywhere and not to bother about the number on our ticket.
As kick off approached it was becoming very clear that the area allocated for our fans wasn't big enough. As a result people were standing in the aisles and along the front of the stand. The aisle next to us was completely blocked - dangerously so in my opinion. A number of Vale fans, including Carol Shanahan, were appealing to the two stewards at the front to remove some of the sheeting and extend the seating for us. One was heard to say, "it's not my decision to make" - (well get on your bloody walkie-talkie and ask the bloke whose it is you *****). The Police then arrived on the scene and the first section of sheeting was removed so that everyong could find a seat.
What annoyed me above all about this farce was that the two stewards in question, who were behind a small temporary fence, were doing bugger all to deal with the issue apart from sitting on a couple of seats and ignoring the requests of the the Vale fans whilst drinking tea. If their role is maintaining crowd safety then they both want sacking. If their role is putting maximum effort into causing chaos and creating a seriously hostile atmosphere, then they deserve a medal."
This post from the Port Vale forum sums the situation up and needs addressing for the future.
"Held our own first half but poor in the second half. No point picking on individuals - it was a collective failure.
Can I say a word about the appalling stewarding of the game in the first half. The Stacey West Stand had several areas sectioned off with sheeting but the only home fans were miles away at the other end of the stand from the Valiants. As we entered the ground the stewards told us we coud sit anywhere and not to bother about the number on our ticket.
As kick off approached it was becoming very clear that the area allocated for our fans wasn't big enough. As a result people were standing in the aisles and along the front of the stand. The aisle next to us was completely blocked - dangerously so in my opinion. A number of Vale fans, including Carol Shanahan, were appealing to the two stewards at the front to remove some of the sheeting and extend the seating for us. One was heard to say, "it's not my decision to make" - (well get on your bloody walkie-talkie and ask the bloke whose it is you *****). The Police then arrived on the scene and the first section of sheeting was removed so that everyong could find a seat.
What annoyed me above all about this farce was that the two stewards in question, who were behind a small temporary fence, were doing bugger all to deal with the issue apart from sitting on a couple of seats and ignoring the requests of the the Vale fans whilst drinking tea. If their role is maintaining crowd safety then they both want sacking. If their role is putting maximum effort into causing chaos and creating a seriously hostile atmosphere, then they deserve a medal."
